----- Original Message ----- From: "Harry Veeder" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, February 23, 2007 7:29 AM Subject: Re: [Vo]: Tubular Lifter (again)
>>> For this to be plausible the tube could never be neutral. In fact, if the >>> tube's charge were to fall below some minimum value the tube's weight will >>> cause it to drop. >>> >>> Harry >> >> As long as power is supplied, it isn't neutral. Since the mass of the tube(s) >> is >> by definition less than that of the whole lifter, as power is applied, the >> tube >> will lift first, then with application of additional power, the whole lifter >> will rise. > > Yes, but how can you be certain (other than by a the "laws of physics" > argument) that the tube is not contributing a novel lifting force when the > power exceeds a certain value. We could quote Laplace: "Sire, I had no need of that hypothesis." Michel
